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MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Thursday, July 5, 2001
1:30 PM (refreshments 1:15)
Grier Room, Room 34-401B
EECS Special Seminar
Abstract
A Functional Decomposition Approach to Design and Development
The process of product design and development is viewed as one that requires a great deal of engineering creativity and perhaps a sprinkling of black magic to be successful. Many techniques have been proposed, with varying degrees of success, to help facilitate and structure the process. In this seminar, a Functional Decomposition approach is presented that is geared to the engineering mindset and has proven to be highly effective (short cycle times, happy customers, and happy management) in practice for both hardware and software end products.
This seminar will examine the major reasons that the design and development activity has difficulties and discusses why the Functional Decomposition approach helps mitigate these difficulties. The design of a GPS receiver, an electro-optical sensor, and a tactical radio will be used to illustrate the approach. A format for teaching the technique at both the undergraduate and graduate level will also be discussed. ___________________________________________________________
Dr. Marvin Sambur is currently President and CEO of ITT Defense ($1.5B sales), which manufactures a wide range of large and small products˜from night-vision goggles and wireless communications to satellite payloads and air traffic control systems. His ITT career followed nine years at Bell Labs (over 50 technical papers) and an MIT EECS signal processing PhD earned in 1972.